RESPONSE TO THE WORD

OFFERING AND TRADITIONAL DOXOLOGY

OFFERING:   Feel free to place your gifts, offerings, and tithes in the

container in the aisle behind the last pew, as you enter. We thank you and may God bless each of you.

Mary Ann Moriarty speaks on Food Bank update

*HYMN                     ” Days of Elijah”     ( on screen)                       

*SENDING FORTH WITH BLESSING

CLOSING CHORUS           # 347         “Spirit Song”       (on screen )                                          ————————————————————————————————-

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Gethsemane United Methodist Church

PO Box 185  

369 Allport Cutoff  

Allport, PA 16821

Church Office Telephone: 814-345-6860

Pastor’s church office hours :   Mon., Tues, & Wed.   9 – 12 am   

Parsonage Telephone: 814-345-6931

Pastor Julia Cell:  814-883-8602

Daycare telephone: 814-345-3809

Church Email address: gumc.office@gmail.com

Church Website: www.gethsemanechurch.org

WiFi Password: Trustinchrist

Gethsemane United Methodist Church

May 19, 2024

9:00 am

Also available by 
Streaming Facebook, or join us in your car 

with the radio tuned to 94.1 FM.  

Welcome, brothers and sisters in Christ, 

as we gather for 

Praise, Prayer, Word and Worship!

“May the God of hope fill you 

with all joy and peace 

as you trust in him, 

so that you may overflow with hope

by the power of the Holy Spirit.”

Romans 15:13

Day of Pentecost

May 19, 2024

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This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.”

1 John 4:9

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PREPARATION AND PRAISE

GREETING and ANNOUNCEMENTS  

GATHERING PRAISE SONG          

PRELUDE​​​​

We are excited that you are worshiping at Gethsemane today.

OPENING PRAYER (in unison):

God of grace, you sent the promised gift of your Holy Spirit upon 

the apostles and the women, upon Mary the mother of Jesus and 

upon his brothers.  Fill your church with power, kindle flaming 

hearts within us, and cause us to proclaim your mighty works in 

every tongue, that all may call on you and be saved; through Jesus 

Christ our Lord.   Amen. 

OPENING HYMN:  

        # 393  “Spirit of the Living God, Fall Afresh On Me” 

(First time through we will sing “Spirit of the Living God Fall  Afresh on Me.”  The Second time through we will sing “Spirit of the Living God Fall Afresh on Us.”)​                                                            (on screen)

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2 /CCLI#15041408 (United Methodist Book of Worship 1965, ALT.)  Stookey, Laurence Hull, Day of Pentecost.  The United Methodist Hymnal.   The United Methodist Publishing House.   1989.

 SCRIPTURE READING                                      Barbara Crain 

​​​Ezekiel 37:1-14

       L. The word of God for the people of God.

       P. Thanks be to God

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE                   “Jesus Loves Me”

JOYS AND CONCERNS   

                             “I Cast All My Cares Upon You”

I cast all my cares upon you.

I lay all of my burdens down at Your feet.

And anytime that I don’t know what to do,

I will cast all my cares upon you

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS   Daneila Bean &

​​​​​ Walter Tormey   

PRAYER OF INTERCESSION (In unison after prayer)

Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 

Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory forever. Amen.​​​​​(Matthew 6:9-13)

GREETING AND SHARING GOD’S PEACE

Sharing Joy by greeting each other from where you are seated.

SCRIPTURE READING                 Pastor Julia Piper

           ​      John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15

        L. The word of God for the people of God.

        P. Thanks be to God